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    Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda

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    Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda, is Uganda's leading tax lawyer and Team Leader at Birungyi, Barata & Associates (BBA), Uganda’s leading tax law and tax advisory law firm.

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    OPINION⎮Government’s Shift To Tax The Sale of Non-Business Assets Defies Conventions of Income Taxation

    Birungyi Cephas KagyendaNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 13, 2024April 13, 2024

    Income tax primarily relates to profits or gains arising from business activities, property ownership and employment. While there are general principles applied in determining what is taxable, overall, a tax…

    OPINION: There is an urgent need for a review of interest provisions in the Ugandan tax laws.

    Birungyi Cephas KagyendaThe Big StoryJanuary 21, 2024January 21, 2024

    Interest is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent or for delaying the repayment of a debt. Interest…

    The Stamp Duty Act: The Red Flags To Watch Out For

    Birungyi Cephas KagyendaBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipAugust 22, 2023August 22, 2023

    On 15th June 2023, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) issued a public notice, serving as a reminder to the public “to pay stamp duty on all Agreements or Memorandum of…

    TAX OPINION: The proposed tax on the sale of property in The Income Tax Bill 2023 is too extreme 

    Birungyi Cephas KagyendaBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryThought LeadershipApril 3, 2023April 3, 2023

    The Income Tax Bill published on 30th March 2023 is spectacular in that it attempts to make dramatic reforms in tax. Apart from doing away with the incentive for investors…

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